Zaha, who played just 30 minutes of Premier League football under Moyes before moving, later received a torrent of abuse from unhappy United fans, reckoning him to be taking a swipe at their current manager.

Yet the 21-year-old has since taken to Twitter to state that that was not the case - and that he was instead merely praising Solskjaer, without any ulterior motive.

"My picture actually meant ole solskjaer has a lot faith for me to do something for cardiff's current position," Zaha said.

"My last Instagram picture was not intended as a dig or indirect at my manager, I have nothing but respect."